67 Million Reasons The Public Can't Trust The Music Industry

DonateMyMusicCheck.com launches a new web site. CD Price Fixing Settlement recipients can donate their checks to the EFF to uphold consumer rights and prevent future illegal actions by the music industry.

DALLAS,TX (PRWEB) February 27, 2004 - DonateMyMusicCheck.com

launched today to enable donations for CD Price Fixing Settlement check recipients. The lawsuits against top music distributors and retailers have taken 4 years to resolve and involved dozens of states. A record $67 million is being paid to over 4 million consumers in the Settlement. Individual checks of $13.86 started being sent out February 20th.

"A single check doesn't represent much. Ironically you can't even buy a new music CD for $13.86," said Marc Freedman, owner of the web site. "The recording industry wants you to let that money disappear in your checking account like a cheap rebate. That way it's easy to forget where it came from.

"Don't let them get away with it and trivialize their wrongdoings. This is mammoth fraud by any measure with tens of millions of dollars and millions of consumers involved. What's most worrisome is that this price fixing is just one incident in a pattern of abusive behavior by the music industry. The leading recording companies conspire to keep CD prices high, sue their fans and technology companies, cheat artists, and lie to the public.

"People have the opportunity now to use the very money that the music industry is paying them to fight back so it doesn't happen again. There is power in unity. Those individual checks become meaningful when combined. Invest your check through a donation to DonateMyMusicCheck.com and make a statement that this illegal behavior is not acceptable and that you are acting to protect your consumer rights."

DonateMyMusicCheck.com gives 100% of all donations to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). The EFF is a non-profit watchdog that defends consumer rights, including privacy, anonymity, fair copyrights, and P2P file sharing technology,

such as that from TrustyFiles, Kazaa, Morpheus, eDonkey, Bit Torrent, Gnutella, and others.

The web site at http://www.DonateMyMusicCheck.com provides a range of online donation options through the PayPal billing service. Consumers can send as little as $13.86, the amount of the settlement check, to $100 or more, at which level they become a Donate My Music Check Friend and EFF Pioneer, and receive an EFF t-shirt and cap.

DIARIAA

DonateMyMusicCheck.com links to the DiaRIAA web site at http://diariaa.com/shame-fame.htm for a public log of the recording industry's court convictions, lies, bought legislation, and consumer and artist abuse. DiaRIAA at http://diariaa.com/ showcases top digital music, movie, and P2P file sharing industry news, articles, and commentary.

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